Description

Peerless Hardware Manufacturing is a distinguished third-generation, family-owned business established in 1951 in Columbia, Pennsylvania. With over 70 years of expertise, the company specializes in high-quality custom metal components and fastening solutions primarily for OEM production. The Speitel brothers, James and Peter, currently lead the company, continuing a legacy of manufacturing excellence that spans three generations. Peerless Hardware offers a broad range of products including wing nuts, thumb screws, wing screws, handle nuts, stainless steel fasteners, blocks, pulleys, well wheels, snaps, tiller rope clamps, and marine hardware. Their products are known for superior craftsmanship, featuring cast components that provide increased surface area for ease of manual assembly and disassembly, and are recognized in major industrial supply catalogs such as Grainger, Fastenal, McMaster-Carr, and MSC. The company operates two manufacturing facilities: the original Pennsylvania plant and a second facility opened in 1999 in China. The China facility supplies raw castings to the Pennsylvania factory for machining, finishing, and final inspection, and also offers cost-effective value-added services like assemblies and kits. Peerless Hardware’s manufacturing capabilities encompass castings, forgings, die castings, welding, and stampings using materials such as ductile iron, gray iron, malleable iron, investment cast steel, and various grades of stainless steel (303, 304, 316). Committed to flexibility and customer service, Peerless Hardware accepts blanket purchase orders with monthly shipments to optimize volume discounts without requiring full upfront delivery. They also provide engineering support, including reverse engineering of parts without technical drawings, helping customers reduce costs by substituting weldments with cast parts for improved quality and consistency. With a strong focus on custom manufacturing and inventory of standard products, Peerless Hardware continues to serve diverse industrial markets with durable, reliable hardware solutions.